Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-08-18
COUNCIL BILL NO l5.
An Act for the Formation Of Municipal
Corporstions-Introdu by Richards.
(Concluded)


(Concludsd.)
SECTION III. Whenever the. city
council shall levy any tax a. specified
In the preceding section, they shall
make out and deliver to street com.
missioner Of such city list Of persons,
and description Of the property taxed,
together with q warrant for the collec-
tion and expenditure Of such tax; and
thereupon the street commissioner
shall notify the persons named in such
tax list by publishing Q notice two
weeks In some newspaper published
In said city. IL there be one, or by post
ing notices in three or more places In
such city, and shall specify in such
notice at time or times, not less than
twenty days nor more than forty days
from the date thereof when the per-
sons charged with taxes In such list
may may their taxes In labor, material
or money, and the persons charged
with such tax may, at such time and
place as may be required BY the said
street commissioner, pay their tsxee
in labor or material. Provided. The
labor and material offered In payment
of such taxes are such as may be re-
quired by the said street commissioner,
and done and furnished to his satisfac-
ton, and at the market rates then
prevailing. The street commissioners
shall be provided with . memoran-
dunn book by the city clerk, in which
he shall keep an account OF all moneys
coming into his hands by virtue of his
office, the amount received and
disbursed by him, the name of
every person from whom money or
labor is due, the amount paid In
money and labor. and an account Of
expenditures by him made rs street
com missioner. The book containing
the amounts 30 kept shall at all times
when required, be furnished for the
inspection Of the city council; and ter
days before the expiration Of his tern
of Office shall be handed to the city
clerk TO pe filed in his Office for the In
spection Of taxpayers In his district.
SECTION lls. At the expiration o
forty days from the date Of said notic'
given by the said street commissioner
he shall make out and deliver TO th'
county clerk of the county in which
ssid city is situated, 4 certified list o.
the lots, pieces and tracts Of land In
said city, upon which any such tax re
mains unpaid. with the amount Of
such delinquent tax upon each Of said
lots or parcels Of land; and IL such lis'
be returned to such county clerk be
fore the completion Of the tai roll ol
said county for the same year, the said
clerk shall add the delinquent taxes "a
said tax roll opposite the description
of the proper lots, pieces or parcels Of
land therein, and the said delinquent
taxes with and in the same manner u
the county taxes. II such list should
be returned to the county clerk aftel
the completion Of the tax roll. and be-
fore the county treasurer's return o
delinquent taxes, he shall deliver th,
said list to the said treasurer, VII,
shall collect the same with other take
in such city, and add what remain
uncolleoted Of said taxes 10 his delin
Qusnt taxes and shall collect the same
or sell the lots and lands for such dc
lipguent taxes; and al proceedings Il
relation thereto shall be In all respect
- In the case Of other lands cold 70
delinquent taxes. Every count,
treasurer who shall collect OF reoeiv
any moneys on account Of such dslin
qusnt taxes shall pay the same 70 th
treasurer Of the proper city and tak
Iduplioats rscsipts therefor. and al